IBM Professional Certification Program

IBM Certified Administrator - Sterling Connect:Direct

Job Role Description / Target Audience

This intermediate level certification is intended for administrators and implementers who are responsible for configuring, troubleshooting and deploying IBM Sterling Connect:Direct with focus on the Microsoft Windows 4.6 and UNIX 4.1 platforms. Some basic understanding of the z/OS 5.1 platform is required.

These technical professionals are also required to have conceptual understanding of the Microsoft Windows, UNIX, z/OS Operating Systems.

An administrator or implementer who passes this exam is able to install and configure IBM Sterling Connect:Direct, and provide:

knowledge of the Sterling Connect:Direct components that interact with the user interface that allows submission, execution and monitoring of Sterling Connect:Direct.

a comprehensive set of managed file transfer capabilities to facilitate data growth, use of automation, reduce security risk, and improve IT and business efficiency.

an understanding of secure connections between trading partners with customers, suppliers and business partners.

visibility and tracking of business data with customers, suppliers and business partners.

visibility for status of sent and received business transactions.

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

Before preparing for this certification, the following knowledge and skills are recommended and assumed:

conceptual understanding of operating systems

basic understanding of firewalls, load balancers and high availability (clustering)

basic understanding of network connectivity

basic understanding security, certificates and encryption

In preparing for this certification, the following IBM course(s) are recommended to further improve your skills:

6C02G: IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Unix V4.2.0

6C03G: IBM Sterling Connect Direct for Windows V4.7 Fundamentals

Requirements

This certification requires 1 test(s).

Test(s) required:

Click on the link(s) below to see test details, test objectives, suggested training and sample tests.